Charli XCX and Noah Kahan are joining Chappell Roan to help artists facing Healthcare challenges.
On Saturday (February 8th), the 32-year-old British pop star on Instagram storyline $25,000 to help artists like Kahan struggle to buy healthcare after being dropped on a record We shared that we have a matching loan pledge to donate. label.
“Hey @ChappellRoan I will match your 25K and support the artist's access to healthcare. @noahkahanmusic says he'll do the same, so I think I'll follow it. I saw it,” Charli wrote along with a photo of the word “money” with an arrow pointing to her mouth. “Your speech at the Grammys was from an inspiring, thoughtful, authentic place of care. I'm glad you helped me roll the ball too. Money with xx mouths.”
Charli's donation was inspired by Kahan. Kahan also shared in her Instagram story that it matches her financial donations. “Hey @Chappellroan, I'm going to match your 25K and support the artist's access to healthcare,” the “Stick Season” singer wrote. “I'm inspired by you. I'm glad you helped me roll the ball. Where's the mouth?”
In her acceptance speech of the best new artists at the 2025 Grammy Awards held on February 2nd, Roan cited her own experiences after being dropped on Atlantic Records in 2020, and then she was told to the artist. They called record labels for failing to provide habitable wages or healthcare coverage.
“If my label had prioritized the health of the artists, I might have been provided with care from the company that gave them everything,” she told the audience.
Lorne's comments then sparked criticism from former A&R executive Jeffravan, who wrote a guest column for the Hollywood Reporter, calling the speech “a violent misunderstanding.”
Roan responded to Rabhan on social media and challenged him to contribute to that cause. “Do you want @Jeffrabhan to match $25,000 to donate to a struggling dropped artist?” she wrote on Instagram story. “My public relations officer is @biz3publicity.”
The 26-year-old pop star has assured fans that they will “stay up to date on the much-anticipated @Jeffrabhan response,” sharing donation receipts and even directing former executives the final message . Laban, I love how you said in the article that said, “put your money where your mouth is,” Lorne wrote. “Genius!!! Let's link and build together and see if we can do the same.”
Some industry executives and supporters responded actively to Lone speeches at the Grammy Awards. In an interview with Billboard, Tatum Allsep, founder and CEO of Music Healthcare Alliance, said he was “jumping on my couch” when he heard her say.
“I was like, 'Well, thank you for raising this.' The conversation has begun,” Allsep said. “If you're making a living within our industry, the real important thing to know for every young artist you hear is that you don't have to go without you.”
